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Can believing in bullshit be a good thing?

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Can believing in bullshit be a good thing?
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RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing?
April 4, 2014 at 7:31 pm
(April 4, 2014 at 6:59 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: Nah, I've been to prison. I've known murderers and rapists. Religion was not their motivation in any of the instances I've known. They were not Religious people.

But that's got nothing to do with the Weinberg quote. He wasn't saying that only religious people commit evil acts, he was saying that otherwise good people will commit evil acts for religious reasons.

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Can believing in bullshit be a good thing?

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RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 6:38 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - April 4, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:36 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:26 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:44 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:47 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:48 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:51 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 7:57 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 8:43 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 5, 2014 at 6:59 am
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 4, 2014 at 9:26 pm
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by fr0d0 - April 7, 2014 at 10:39 am
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 7, 2014 at 10:40 am
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by fr0d0 - April 7, 2014 at 11:44 am
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 7, 2014 at 11:45 am
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by Tonus - April 7, 2014 at 10:41 am
RE: Can believing in bullshit be a good thing? - by tor - April 7, 2014 at 10:51 am

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